ejabberdctl is meant to be executed by root or ejabberd, "chown ejabberd:ejabberd ejabberdctl" makes absolutely no sense, just use sudo ejabberdctl ...
** Changed in: ejabberd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1589327 Title: package ejabberd 16.01-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ejabberd/+bug/1589327/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs